Web-print offers the most comprehensive, flexible
and secure printing solution in the industry.
The Web-print Guest Printing Service includes a
website hosted by Web-print, the application
software required for print delivery and a
comprehensive guest awareness marketing kit. In
addition to this standard offering there are
valuable add-ons to ensure that the solution is
offered to guests the way that best fits the hotel
and its customers.

Guest Printing Website
The Web-print Guest Printing Service includes a
property branded Guest Printing website, one for
every hotel with a unique URL. This is implemented
online using the set up wizard. Guests then access
the internet and surf to the Guest Printing URL.
They enter some user information then upload their
files to this branded website for printing.

Print Delivery Station
The Print Delivery Station (PDS) software is a
lightweight application that encapsulates the most
commonly needed functions for print delivery. This
acts as the print queue at the hotel and allows
the guest or attendant to release print jobs using
their email address, privacy code or other user
information. The print Delivery Station resides on
any low end PC and it does not have to be a
dedicated machine. (i.e. it can be installed on
the business center PC or a front desk PC).

Optional PrintValet Hardware Device
Web-print offers PrintValet, an optional hardware
keypad to the Print Delivery Station. The
PrintValet enables guests to release print jobs
from a separate numeric keypad instead of a
computer. When accessing the guest printing
service webpage to submit documents for printing,
the guest is prompted to enter a numeric code of 4
to 10 characters. The guest enters this same code
on the PrintValet keypad to release print jobs to
the printer. Print Valet can be used at the front
desk or in a business center and is particularly
beneficial for public environments that have busy
computers or properties wanting to offer
confidential release for back office printers.

Optional Print Release Client
This is an option with the Print Delivery Station
that supports multiple installations within one
property and allows guests to access their print
jobs from any kiosk within the property. It also
includes a simple user interface specifically
designed for this feature.

The Printing Experience
The guest only needs to access the internet and go
to the property branded printing website to upload
his files (supports over 100 different file
formats). The guest does not need to install any
print drivers on his laptop or run down to the
business center with a floppy. All of the printing
happens from the comfort and privacy of their
guest room and they can pick-up the print jobs at
their leisure. There are no extra hardware
peripherals except for the printer(s) themselves.

Web-print hosts the printing service, including
the server, which performs the document conversion
and delivery to the hotel printers, as well as the
property specific branded web site. The hotel
backoffice or business center installs the Print
Delivery Station (PDS) software, which is a
lightweight application that encapsulates the most
commonly needed functions for print delivery. This
acts as the print queue

Email Printing
Web-printís Email Printing enables guests using
handheld devices, such as BlackBerry, PocketPC,
iPAQ or any other email capable device, to print
to the hotel printer. Guests simply forward an
email message or documents to the printerís unique
email address with no additional software
required. The guest receives a
reply email message from Web-print with a release
code, which the guest uses at the print release
station to obtain their print job. Web-print Email
Printing is a secure solution. Print requests are
secured using SSL.
It supports more than 100 file formats.

Security
With Web-print, data is transferred and encrypted
using internet security standards ensuring guests
privacy and security in every transaction.
Standard features include:

Hotel Guest Room:
Guests create a Release Code password to identify
the document and ensure secure privacy release.
Data is transferred over the internet using
128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) HTTPS. All SSL
connections will time out if not used.

Print Delivery System:
Guests enter the corresponding Release Code in the
Print Delivery Station, accessed on a computer
connected to the printer. The Release Code ensures
that the document is sent privately and securely
to the printer, and prevents unwanted documents
from being printed. Through an outbound port in
the hotelís firewall, Print Delivery Station polls
the Web-print servers for encrypted print job data
and de-encrypts the data inside the hotelís
firewall.

Integration Options
Web-print provides comprehensive and easy to
implement Application Programming Interfaces. This
is free to integrators and partners who wish to
implement the Web-print Guest Printing Service
with their own product offering. The APIs can be
used to offer integrated billing, authentication
and direct billing
into the Property Management system.

Optional Pay 4 Print
Web-print has the ability to collect money online
using credit cards from people who use the
service. The ďpay for printĒ option is ideal for
sites that want to charge for printing and do not
have an alternative means of collecting money from
users. When Pay-for-Print mode is enabled, users
are asked to provide a Code when they submit print
requests. If they do not have a code, they can
purchase one online.